Princeton Review Names Grace College To Its List Of Best Midwestern Colleges
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WINONA LAKE - Grace College is one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review.
The education services company selected Grace as one of 158 institutions it profiles in its "Best in the Midwest" section of its Web site feature 2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region that posted July 27.According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review's vice president of publishing, "We chose Grace College and the other terrific schools we recommend as our 'regional best' colleges primarily for their excellent academic programs. We also work to have our roster of 'regional best' colleges feature a range of institutions by size, selectivity, character and locale.
"We choose the schools based on institutional data we collect from several hundred schools in each region, our visits to schools over the years, and the opinions of independent and high school-based college advisors whose recommendations we invite. We also take into account what each school's customers - their students - report to us about their campus experiences at them on our 80-question student survey."
The 158 colleges The Princeton Review chose for this year's "Best in the Midwest" designations are located in 12 states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The Princeton Review also designated 218 colleges in the Northeast, 123 in the West and 141 in the Southeast as best in their locales on the company's 2010 Best Colleges: Region by Region section on its Web site. The 640 colleges named "regional best(s): represent the top 25 percent of the nation's four-year colleges.
The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com) is known for its tutoring and classroom test preparation courses, books, and college and graduate school admission services. Its corporate headquarters is in Framingham, Mass., and editorial offices are in New York City.
Grace College is an evangelical Christian liberal arts college that applies biblical values in strengthening character, sharpening competence and preparing for service. Grace enrolls more than 1,500 students from 40 states and 20 countries. The college offers nearly 50 major fields of study in its undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The academic, residential, athletic, and social aspects of the college are designed to encourage intellectual and spiritual growth in a supportive campus community. The 165-acre Grace campus is located in the historic town of Winona Lake, near Warsaw. For more information on Grace, visit www.grace.edu
